Louis Walsh

Louis Walsh
Walsh in 2009
Born	Michael Louis Vincent Walsh (1952-08-05) 5 August 1952 (age 72) Kiltimagh, County Mayo, Ireland
Occupations	Music manager television personality
Years active	1969–present

Michael Louis Vincent Walsh (born 5 August 1952) is an Irish music manager and television personality. He has managed Johnny Logan, Boyzone, Jedward and Westlife, four of Ireland's most successful pop acts in the 1990s and 2000s. He has also served as a judge on television talent competition shows, including Popstars (2001–2002), You're a Star (2003–2004), The X Factor (2004–2014; 2016–2017), and Ireland's Got Talent (2018–2019). In 2024, Walsh was a contestant on the twenty-third series of the reality show Celebrity Big Brother.